Videos (home, secondary & content blocks)

 

Where can I find the setup of Video?

Go to section “2. Manage content” > “Videos” > "Add Videos". 

There you’ll find the instructions on how to add this video to your website.

Setting up the Homepage video

1. Open the video and then click on the share button on the right top of the video.

2. Copy and paste in this field the digits from the url - https://vimeo.com/000000000.
For example: 

Go to section “2 Manage content” > “Videos“> “Add Video” > 

3. Copy and paste in this field the digits from the url:

Once the video is added it will be available on the right in a light grey block.

Hover cursor for options to edit / view / delete video.

Go to section “2. Manage content” > “Videos” > "Select Videos". 

Here you will be able to select the video already added, to be displayed on the homepage or below in the secondary video position as a section in the content of the page.

How do I select Video for Desktop & Mobile?

Go to section “2. Manage content” > “Videos” > "Select Videos". 

Use the tabs with Icons for Desktop / Tablet  and Mobile to switch between devices.

Additional information

There are two things hotels can do:

1. The hotel can give us an existing Vimeo PRO video

2. We can create a new one using a mix of generic videos + photos of the property

In each case the video needs to be stored in a Vimeo PRO account (YouTube doesn't work for this). 

Platinum clients are able to host 2 videos with Bookassist Vimeo PRO account for free. Custom clients pay per video or alternatively host their own video at no extra cost.

Extra services

There are some extra costs applied for these services:

• Creating a video: check price

• Transforming the video to an appropriate optimised format: check price

• Uploading a video to a Vimeo PRO account (video editing not included): check price

• Use of hosting space and streaming bandwidth in Bookassist's Vimeo PRO account: check price per year

Our recommendations:

• The video should not last longer than one minute. We have metrics highlighting the amount of time the user spends visiting the home page.
• It should try and tell a story.
• It should feature the main facilities and services of the hotel (location, rooms...).

Some real examples

• https://www.cyeholidaycentre.com/en/

• https://www.grandhotelplaza.com/en/

• https://www.hotelala.it/en/

Secondary Video

What is the secondary video?

 
This functionality allows you to add a video in your website’s homepage. The position of the video may vary depending on the style selected.

This video is not the one displayed as a background in the top part of the homepage, that is the Home video.

It is very useful to display a YouTube or Vimeo video on the homepage of your website.

Where can I find the setup of Video?

Go to section “2. Manage content” > “Videos” > "Add Videos". 

There you’ll find the instructions on how to add this video to your website. 

Setting up the Second Video

In this section you'll be able to add videos from both Vimeo and YouTube

YouTube videos:

1. Go to YouTube
2. Search for the desired video and open it
3. Click on the Share button right below the video
4. Select the Embed option
5. From the provided code copy the part highlighted in src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/00000000000"

If you don’t have Content Blocks added to this page you will see:

After you have added a block you will be prompted to choose a layout.